AKERS v. U.S. BANKRUPTCY COURT

Filing 6

MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on June 4, 2018. (JK)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
MARTHA AKERS,
Petitioner,
v.

Civil Action No. 18-00544-DLF

U.S. BANKRUPTCY COURT,
Respondent.

MEMORANDUM OPINION
On March 14, 2018, the Court issued an order construing Martha Akers’ self-styled
[1] Petition Under 28 U.S.C. § 2254(b)(ii) for Writ of Habeas Corpus to be a complaint
commencing a civil lawsuit against the U.S. Bankruptcy Court. The order directed Akers to
either pay the required filing fee of $400 or request permission to proceed in forma pauperis if
she intended to advance the lawsuit. The Court set a deadline of April 13, 2018 to make the
required payment or in forma pauperis application and stated that “[i]f Petitioner fails to timely
pay the filing fee or request to proceed in forma pauperis, the Court will dismiss Petitioner’s
petition without prejudice.” Order Mar. 14, 2018. According to the case docket, a copy of the
Court’s order was mailed to Akers on March 14, 2018. Because Akers has not timely paid the
required filing fee or applied to proceed in forma pauperis, the Court will dismiss her petition
without prejudice. A separate order consistent with this decision accompanies this memorandum
opinion.

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DABNEY L. FRIEDRICH
United States District Judge
Date: June 4, 2018